The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

The Nine Club

The Nine Club is the show that has skaters talking. Each weekly episode hosted by Chris Roberts with co-hosts Jeron Wilson and Kelly Hart invite you into conversations with professional skateboarders, musicians, actors and artists that share a common passion for skateboarding. Nine Club episodes air on YouTube every Monday at 6am (pst). Nine Club Live episodes stream on YouTube every Thursday at 5pm (pst). read less
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#330 - Toan Nguyen
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#330 - Toan Nguyen
Toan Nguyen discusses how he got hooked up with Shorty's at the Huntington Beach park, doing magic tricks at Denny's & spinning things on his fingers, getting photo incentives as an Am, getting sponsored by LRG by meeting the owner Jonas at a rave, why he got kicked off Osiris, Shorty's adding new riders after the "Guilty" video, why he got let go from Shorty's, buying cars from auction and selling them on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Toan Nguyen 00:01:46 The Owner of Shorty's girlfriend edited "Fulfill The Dream" 00:03:11 Magic tricks at Denny's 00:07:47 Skating with Brian Hoard 00:08:40 Kelly and Toan went to same high school 00:12:06 How he got hooked up with Shorty's at the Huntington Beach park 00:15:37 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:17:23 Never made a sponsor me video 00:20:05 San Marcos rail session & riding horses 00:26:33 Kickflip backside tailslide the LA high rail 00:30:49 Dreaming about Rosa 00:35:51 Spinning things on his fingers 00:41:02 Skating for Osiris 00:42:35 Photo incentives as an Am 00:48:51 Got sponsored by LRG by meeting Jonas at a rave 00:58:24 Our Sponsor: AG1 00:59:10 How he got kicked off Osiris 01:01:45 Brandon Turner & Aaron Snyder got paid as ams, but had to keep it on the low 01:04:20 Kelly changes the subject to thank Toan for introducing him to sushi 01:05:21 His first pro board was drawn by the artist from Garbage Pail Kids 01:07:06 Adding new riders after Guilty 01:09:08 His go-kart bubble gut skit from Guilty 01:14:44 Why he got let go from Shorty's 01:21:48 Selling cars & working for commission 01:23:12 Opening a food truck business 01:25:10 Buying cars from auction and sells them on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace 01:33:46 Muska the superstar 01:38:04 Rode for Zimbabwe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#329 - Paul Schmitt
24-06-2024
#329 - Paul Schmitt
Professor Paul Schmitt discusses downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID, working on boards for Cordano Russell, should board sizes be like shoe sizes, the most difficult & important thing to do while manufacturing a skateboard, what advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet, hot press or cold pressed boards, will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height, his proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing, how many boards he's made over his lifetime, how many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Coming Up 00:00:18 Professor Paul Schmitt 00:02:55 Perception, Paul wasn't pro 00:04:52 How Julio De La Cruz ended up working at PS Stix 00:10:15 Downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID 00:15:12 Is he happy with the flood of board brands on the market & what state does he see the industry in the next 10 years 00:17:39 Our Sponsor: AG1 00:20:56 What's up with Cordano Russell's board 00:21:22 Should board sizes be like shoe sizes 00:29:41 Please explain Nanotubes to us again 00:44:15 The most difficult & important thing to do is pressing and drilling 00:47:08 What should the price of a skateboard be 00:48:09 What advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet 00:55:02 What's the best way to dispose of old gear, like wheels, boards and trucks 00:56:26 How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood 01:00:19 Did Powell Peralta take a big risk manufacturing the Andy Anderson board 01:03:58 Hot press or cold press boards? 01:10:57 What's the most popular veneer color 01:11:57 Our Sponsor: Woodward 01:12:23 How to seal the Nanotubes on the edge of your board epoxy & acetone 01:14:21 Will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height 01:21:57 Truck company marketing 01:25:29 Board madness 01:28:55 Where do my socks go after I put them in the dryer 01:29:12 Is there a favorite shape or design he is most proud of making 01:30:46 Proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing 01:32:54 How many boards he's made over his lifetime 01:38:08 Who's buying skateboards, demographics 01:44:53 Concave differences, angles, fingers of flat, how to measure a board 02:00:42 VX and Flight Deck construction 02:08:09 Professor Schmitt's ad in TWS 02:11:00 New Nine Club boards 02:15:50 How many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured 02:18:29 Paul brought gifts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#328 - Aaron Snyder
17-06-2024
#328 - Aaron Snyder
Aaron Snyder discusses growing up in Wisconsin & started to skate at 8 years old, Meeting Dave Mayhew & Tyrone Olson, getting on H-Street just before it transitioned to Evol skateboards, quitting Evol & riding for Maple Skateboards, hanging with Chad Muska & Tom Penny at the Carson Velodrome & getting on Shorty's, being the original Am on Osiris, why he got kicked off Shorty's after the Fulfill The Dream video came out, Ryan Kenrich getting him on Darkstar, got hired editing for UFO Hunters & MTV True Life TV shows, being a judge for SLS for a bit, working for Pepsi energy / Rockstar as an editor and producer and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Aaron Snyder 00:01:09 Fulfill The Dream 00:02:04 Moved to San Diego then up to Huntington 00:02:33 Growing up in Wisconsin & started skating at 8 years old 00:06:49 Met Dave Mayhew, Tyrone Olson & Pete Lehman 00:14:19 Got on H-Street just before it transitioned to Evol skateboards 00:18:09 Dave Mayhew told him they were gonna quit Evol & ride for Maple Skateboards 00:24:03 Filming for Seven Steps To Heaven part 00:29:52 Getting kicked off Maple right after Seven Steps To Heaven video came out 00:30:31 Partying with Chad Muska & Tom Penny at the Carson Velodrome 00:37:01 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:40:20 Getting on Shortys 00:58:47 Shorty's hardware vs Shorty's skateboards 01:00:43 Filming Steve Olson drop in off the roof 01:05:08 Our Sponsor: AG1 01:05:59 Aaron was the original Am on Osiris 01:10:17 Why Aaron got kicked off Shorty's after the Fulfill The Dream video came out 01:23:37 Ryan Kenreich got him on Darkstar 01:26:45 Gailea Momolu told Chet Thomas to turn Aaron pro before him cause he was in the game longer 01:29:45 Got kicked off Darkstar because Dwindle needed to make cuts 01:35:21 Got cast in an Old Spice commercial & put some money in his pocket 01:40:02 Aaron's part from Get Tricks Or Die Trying 01:46:02 Was skating his best filming for his "Sponsorless" part 02:01:00 Edited for UFO Hunters & MTV True Life TV shows 02:11:27 Working for Pepsi energy / Rockstar as an editor and producer 02:21:21 was a judge for SLS for a bit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#327 -The Dern Brothers
10-06-2024
#327 -The Dern Brothers
The Dern Brothers discuss Dalton and Kanaan started to skate at Destins 13 birthday party at the Vans skatepark, Dalton getting sponsored by Bryce Kanights for Lifeblood Skateboards & sleeping on the warehouse floor, Kanaan getting on flow for Zero Skateboards & Jamie Thomas telling him to film as if he were filming for "New Blood", Dalton going from Lifeblood to Heroin Skateboards, Destin stopping skating and got into making short films & went to school, Kanaan & Dalton getting on Fallen Footwear, Kanaan dressing as the Joker for Halloween Hill Bomb event 2019 & going viral, filming a segment for the Berrics in their backyard "worlds greatest quarantine", their first YouTube video skating at Bams house, how being on YouTube is helping their skateboard careers, is it tough to get clips for video parts & film for YouTube videos at the same time and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Dern Brothers 00:02:17 Destin talks about saving up to get a skateboard 00:03:19 Dalton and Kanaan started to skate at Destins 13 birthday at vans skatepark 00:04:35 Dalton is the first to get sponsored by Bryce Kanights for Lifeblood Skateboards 00:06:00 Destin libed at the lifeblood warehouse & slept on the warehouse floor 00:06:44 Ceasar Fernandez showed Jaime Thomas Kanaan's part & got flow for Zero 00:08:17 Jaime Thomas told Kanaan to film as if he were filming for "New Blood" 00:11:39 Dalton going from Lifeblood to Heroin Skateboards 00:12:41 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:14:46 Kanaan getting on Fallen flow before Jaime left the company 00:15:32 Is there a brother rivalry when it comes to skating? 00:16:01 Destin stopped skating for a bit and got into making short films & went to school 00:20:29 Kanaan filming for the "Painkillers" video 00:26:58 Kanaan dressed as the Joker at the Halloween Hill Bomb event 2019 & went viral 00:33:00 Dalton has a part coming out for Heroin Skateboards this year 00:36:53 Filming a segment for the Berrics in their backyard "worlds greatest quarantine" 00:44:22 Their first YouTube video skating at Bams house 00:45:35 Were Dalton & Kanaan into doing the YouTube thing with Destin right away? 00:50:58 Destin puts in the a lot of research for the videos 01:08:09 Our Sponsor: AG1 01:10:00 YouTube Shorts helped get their channel out there 01:12:13 Does being on YouTube helped their skateboard careers? 01:24:25 How long it took for them to start making money on YouTube 01:26:08 Fallen Footwear is really supportive of him doing YouTube 01:31:36 Other skateboarders stating YouTube channels 01:33:15 Is it tough to get clips for video parts & film for YouTube videos at the same time 01:38:00 Cringy thumbnails 01:39:07 Can they forecast how well a video will do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#326 - Chris Russell
03-06-2024
#326 - Chris Russell
Chris Russell discusses growing up in Hermosa Beach, Darren Navarrette getting him on Creature Skateboards, how different it is going from skating bowls & street to now skating vert, injuring his collarbone Tampa pro, getting into Jiu Jitsu, almost loosing his eye at Swampfest, turning pro while on KOTR, his Dad learning to skate with him, recently getting the cover of Thrasher and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Chris Russell 00:03:37 How different is it going from skating bowls and street to now skating vert? 00:06:44 Tampa pro run that injured his collarbone 00:09:10 Rehab'ing his shoulder, going to the gym 00:12:07 Ronnie Sandoval's broken knee... Went back and got the trick 00:13:40 How he got the cover of Thrasher 00:17:34 OJ wheels part coming at the end of the year 00:18:13 Grew up in Hermosa Beach 00:21:14 Would snake people when he was younger 00:23:33 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:26:32 Contest changed the rules because of him 00:35:30 Darren Navarrette got him on Creature Skateboards 00:39:55 14 years on Creature 00:40:39 How was it being a kid growing up skating bowls and DIY spots 00:42:09 Burnside 00:45:04 Whats his favorite DIY 00:48:58 Daewon skating Channel Street 00:51:31 How did you get into Jiu Jitsu 00:54:15 Almost loosing his eye at Swampfest 00:58:17 Our Sponsor: AG1 01:01:53 By himself in hospital in Orlando 01:13:32 Turning pro while on KOTR 01:18:52 Skating Tony Hawks ramp 01:25:00 Sponsorship changes? 01:30:30 Winning Vans Park Series 01:33:53 Would he ever entertain a Red Bull or Monster sponsor again? 01:39:09 Rock climbing and jiu jitsu - take your mind off skateboarding 01:42:00 What's he doing with the 11 minutes of footage he has right now? 01:46:26 Mongolian throat music 01:50:01 Og's that still want to go on tour 01:52:13 His Dad learned to skate with him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#325 - Chad Muska
27-05-2024
#325 - Chad Muska
Chad Muska discusses why he moved to Ohio and bought a farm, his Groundhogs Dig Doug & Scarhead, focusing on building a company of his own rather than building companies for other people, how he shoots everything by himself from product shots to his lifestyle shots, What's his involvement with Shortys Skateboards now, his creative process from doing spin art boards to dipping his eS shoes in paint, fundraising to build a skatepark in his hometown of Lorain Ohio, Muska Footwear coming soon and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Chad Muska 00:05:22 Why he moved to Ohio and bought a farm 00:06:10 Making a company (has built up other peoples companies in the past, but never his own) 00:09:10 Previous owners helped him learn to take care of the property 00:10:58 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:12:31 His Groundhogs Dig Doug & Scarhead 00:18:24 He didn't want to be "The Muska" anymore, he wanted to just be Chad 00:20:53 Why he hasn't skated since he broke his leg 00:21:19 While in LA skating down Sunset blvd people were shouting his name 00:25:20 His studio space is his basement or living room 00:25:59 Shoots everything by himself from product shots to his lifestyle shots 00:28:08 His main goal right now is financial stability & building his platform and empire 00:30:37 How brands grow, and the infrastructure grows with it....and eventually its their downfall 00:33:59 What is his involvement with Shortys Skateboards now? 00:40:46 The art pieces Chad is making from splatter boards to dipped shoes in paint 00:43:21 Always tries to look at the skate industry and ask whats missing 00:47:36 Dipping his eS shoes in paint 00:52:29 Muska Footwear coming soon 00:55:39 Our Sponsor: AG1 01:04:56 Trying to get things made in America but its very difficult 01:10:00 Doing a collab with Steve Olson 01:12:14 The longer you are with a company the less you get paid 01:15:21 New kid on Shortys Ivan Monteiro 01:19:21 Muska's intro clip in "Fulfill The Dream" at Jkwon 01:25:28 Fundraising to build a skatepark in Lorain Ohio 01:32:04 Has he thought about raising bees 01:36:27 Is he going to live out on his farm forever? 01:39:40 Portioned out Dig Doug & Scarheads food in baggies so his friend can take care of them while he's gone 01:45:15 He's learned a lot in a small amount of time maintaining his property 01:50:58 Watching Muska's journey as he documents in on Instagram 01:55:05 Happy Birthday Muska Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#324 - Chad Knight
20-05-2024
#324 - Chad Knight
Chad Knight discusses growing up in Ohio, getting sponsored by H-Street at 13 years old, Alf & Eric Koston staying at his house when he was 14, making the move to San Diego, getting on Maple Skateboards, designing his first Osiris pro shoe, filming for "The Storm", how the industry perceived Osiris & the skaters, switch backside flipping the Sand Diego Sports Arena double set, Jeff Taylor getting him an interview to do 3D design at DC Shoes, working for Nike & how 3D inspiration pieces are used to inspirer designers at Nike, his 3D art & the rise and fall of NFT's, how he got to compete in American Gladiator and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Chad Knight 00:00:57 Getting right into Osiris "The Storm" video 00:01:57 Perception of the industry on San Diego skaters 00:05:30 Did he notice that Osiris was getting big 00:06:39 First pro model shoe with Osiris 00:09:43 Dave Mayhew was probably up late designing his shoe 00:12:01 How much were the shoe royalty checks for 00:12:18 Did team riders discuss contracts with each other 00:15:50 Our Sponsor: Woodward 00:20:40 Grew up in Ohio & got sponsored by H-Street 00:23:54 Alf & Eric Koston staying at his house when he was 13 years old 00:25:02 His sponsor me footage had him wrestling on it 00:29:16 Getting on Maple Skateboards 00:33:57 Switch backside flip Sand Diego Sports Arena double set 00:40:05 Josh Kasper's ollie over a gap & a DJ 00:41:34 The dark years - got hurt - broke his leg 00:46:27 Getting into shoe design 00:52:23 Jeff Taylor got him an interview at DC Shoes 01:09:38 Left DC and worked for Vans 01:12:30 Opportunity to work for Nike came up 01:16:06 How 3D inspiration pieces are used to inspirer designers at Nike 01:30:51 His 3D art and the rise and fall of NFT's 01:36:53 Our Sponsor AG1 02:02:50 How he got to compete in American Gladiator 02:10:27 Was his trick on a handrail an NBD at the time? 02:14:54 How he almost lost his eye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#323 - Margie Didal
06-05-2024
#323 - Margie Didal
Margie Didal discusses growing up in the Philippines, winning her first contest after 8 months of skating, first time flying in a plane to Manila, first time she entered a bigger contest like X Games, going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram, What it was like staying in the Olympic village sleeping on a cardboard bed, getting on New Balance, breaking her ankle in Brazil, how she got on Red Bull and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Margie Didal 00:02:58 What's Margie doing in California 00:05:56 Entered first contest after 3 months of skating 00:06:42 What tricks was Margie doing after 3 months of skating 00:09:20 Won her first contest after 8 months of skating 00:10:55 What was her first sponsor 00:12:12 Free access to her local skatepark 00:15:41 Filming her first sponsor me video 00:22:43 Park shutting down forced her to skate the streets 00:24:04 Meeting Anthony Claravall 00:24:47 First time flying in a plane to Manila 00:26:53 Anthony Claravall helps her get an ID 00:29:44 When Margie stop going to school 00:31:26 First thing she did when she got money was buy a sack of rice 00:32:44 Anthony Claravall got Margie to enter bigger contest like X Games 00:36:19 Margie dancing and dab'ing on the street course 00:37:52 Olympic fame 00:40:23 Going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram 00:43:10 What was it like to stay in the Olympic village 00:43:53 Did sleeping on a cardboard bed affect her skating 00:46:16 Not participating in next olympics because of broken ankle 00:49:05 5oh on big rail - tony hawk filmed it 00:50:04 Breaking her ankle in Brazil 01:03:16 How did Margie get on Red Bull 01:08:45 New balance 01:24:06 How 852 surprised her with a board 01:32:29 Filming for a video part 01:35:04 Fakie nollie 01:36:23 Filming with Anthony Claravall - he knows the good food spots 01:46:33 Up and coming skater from the Philippines Motic Panugalinog 01:51:24 Dab'ing with the president of the Philippines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#321 - Karl Watson
22-04-2024
#321 - Karl Watson
Karl Watson discusses growing up in the Bay area, Nick Lockman and Sam Smyth not bringing Karl to EMB until he could actually skate, meeting James Kelch for the first time, getting on Think Skateboards, leaving Think to skate for World Industries, filming for the Love Child video but not being in Love Child, being demoted to am when getting on Mad Circle then turning pro for them, getting on Expedition then starting Organika, working for adidas and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Karl Watson 00:03:23 Karl's younger years growing up in the bay area 00:10:10 Nick Lockman and Sam Smyth not bringing Karl to EMB until he could actually skate 00:11:02 Meeting James Kelch for the first time 00:13:35 Moving into Tommy Guerrero's old apartment and getting his boxes 00:16:17 Karl on Dogtown 00:17:57 Getting on Think Skateboards 00:20:52 Quitting Think to skate for New Deal then getting back on Think 00:22:59 Leaving Think to skate for World Industries 00:26:30 Filming for Love Child but not being in Love Child 00:34:29 Getting let go by World Industries 00:34:46 Getting on Stereo Skateboards 00:36:25 Going pro 00:37:26 Being demoted to am when getting on Mad Circle 00:39:36 Being on Profile before Mad Circle 00:41:58 Jamie Thomas at EMB back in the day 00:43:32 The SF spots back in the day 00:44:40 Hubba Hideout 00:45:12 Going pro for Mad Circle 00:45:47 Karl's part in 5 Flavors 00:54:50 Getting on Expedition 00:55:52 Starting Organika 00:59:24 Karl's part in Alone 01:09:29 What happened with Organika 01:17:40 Hubba front nose pretzel out 01:21:44 Karl's appreciation for the younger generation 01:25:57 Working for adidas 01:28:19 Back at LRG 01:31:04 Passing up 10k a month to stay on iPath 01:47:06 Maxallure 01:56:48 Visiting the old sf spots 01:58:14 Rocco stories 01:59:57 Riding Jovantae's used board 02:03:54 Karl the author 02:19:52 Karl almost quitting skating Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices